Nebraska is one of only two states that divides its electoral votes among statewide and congressional district winners, which allowed President Biden to pick off an electoral vote in 2020.
Nebraska state lawmakers are confronting a late push to change the unusual way the state awards electoral votes after former presidentand his allies came out in support of a languishing proposal that could boost Trump’s chances of prevailing nationally in the electoral college in a very close race.
“Ultimately the Nebraska legislature does not legislate in response to tweets from anyone,” Cavanaugh said. Democrats, he added, are “firmly in support of maintaining the division of the electoral vote. It is part of what makes Nebraska special.” Trump’s endorsement of the proposal came hours after a prominent ally, Charlie Kirk, rallied his large social media following to pressure Pillen and state lawmakers to advance the legislation. Pillen issued a statement of support within hours.
The legislature saw a shake-up Wednesday when a Democratic member, Mike McDonnell, announced he was switching to the GOP, breaking the Democrats’ firewall. But McDonnellMcDonnell’s switch nonetheless buoyed GOP hopes for the Trump-backed proposal. U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts said in a statement that the timing of the party switch is “an awesome opportunity to mobilize our Republican majority to a winner-take-all system.
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